Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 303

There's an old saying:

When life closes a door on you, it always opens a window.

Watching Miranda grin and giggle in front of her, Mila couldn't help but think— maybe, in her case, all the doors had been bolted shut. But fate hadn't given up on her; it had offered her a window instead.

A huge window, so big it stretched across the entire wall.

Sunlight spilled in, unimpeded.

And just like that, Mila found herself smiling like a fool as well.

To pay off her debts-and maybe save up a little extra-Mila threw herself into the simplest work she could find. Tutoring was out of the question, and most of her options had dried up, so she settled for a job at a bustling bubble tea shop in a lively part of town.

It wasn't glamorous, but it was honest work.

She was pretty, with a gentle voice and easy manners, and customers flocked to the shop, most of them more interested in chatting with her or admiring her face than the drinks themselves. The bolder ones would even ask for her number. Mila always turned them down, but that didn't seem to stop them from trying.

She didn't mind, though.

As long as business was good, the boss was happy-and he'd even slip her a bit of extra cash as a bonus.

long before

was just a teenager, Leonard had always seemed a little awkward, but there was an unmistakable coolness about him-aloof, distant, and impossible to approach.

their relationship was, but Leonard always seemed to follow Lysander's lead. Wherever Lysander went, Leonard

the moment she saw him, half-afraid Lysander had sent him to make trouble. But to her surprise, Leonard just wanted to order

least he wasn't here to cause a

sigh of relief, the boy's icy voice rang out: "I'll take everything on the menu. Twenty cups of

of each

boss, on the other hand, was over the moon. He immediately

"I want

he was here to make her

was nothing she could do her boss was too busy counting his future profits to care about fairness. He just told

numb, her arms aching and trembling. When the orders were finally done, Leonard didn't even bother taking them with him. Instead, he asked the boss for a marker and a piece of

minutes, the drinks had disappeared in a feeding

watched Leonard walk

an extra bonus and

saw the balance had grown, she forced herself to accept it. If this was what it took to earn a little more, so be it-she could handle

became clear that Lysander wasn't about to let up. He was determined to make her life

came by every

hundred cups became eight hundred. Then more than a thousand. Eventually, Mila broke down in tears behind the counter,

day, her hands shaking, she wrapped up the